#506
Los Angeles Harbor College
· Los Angeles Harbor College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
2026 Ranking
Best Community Colleges for Transfer in California
Community colleges whose students successfully transfer out within six years.
- Ranked
- 164
- Page
- 3 / 7
- Year
- 2026
- Version
- v1
Filter
#508
Merritt College
· Merritt College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 15.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 55.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#509
Citrus College
· Citrus College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 9.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#514
Riverside City College
· Riverside City College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
#516
Evergreen Valley College
· Evergreen Valley College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.5%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#520
Palomar College
· Palomar College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
#521
San Jose City College
· San Jose City College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 11.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 65.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#524
Contra Costa College
· Contra Costa College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 9.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#527
City College of San Francisco
· City College of San Francisco, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
#530
Ventura College
· Ventura College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 74.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#534
Cerritos College
· Cerritos College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 9.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
#543
Clovis Community College
· Clovis Community College, CAProfile in progress
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#551
Oxnard College
· Oxnard College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 76.0%
- Scale
- 3.8
#552
Cuyamaca College
· Cuyamaca College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 72.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#556
Butte College
· Butte College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 9.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 4.0
#558
Los Medanos College
· Los Medanos College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.2%
- Retention (FT)
- 74.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#568
Southwestern College
· Southwestern College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.1%
- Retention (FT)
- 70.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
#572
Santa Monica College
· Santa Monica College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 14.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 0.0%
- Scale
- 4.4
#579
San Joaquin Delta College
· San Joaquin Delta College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.6%
- Retention (FT)
- 68.0%
- Scale
- 4.3
#584
Coastline Community College
· Coastline Community College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 14.3%
- Retention (FT)
- 43.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#587
Los Angeles City College
· Los Angeles City College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.4%
- Retention (FT)
- 67.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#613
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
· Los Angeles Trade Technical College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 8.9%
- Retention (FT)
- 65.0%
- Scale
- 4.1
#616
Imperial Valley College
· Imperial Valley College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 4.8%
- Retention (FT)
- 76.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#617
Hartnell College
· Hartnell College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 6.0%
- Retention (FT)
- 73.0%
- Scale
- 3.9
#623
East Los Angeles College
· East Los Angeles College, CAMixed outcomes
- Transfer-out rate
- 7.7%
- Retention (FT)
- 65.0%
- Scale
- 4.5
How we score — methodology (v1) ▾
Eligibility
Two-year institutions with IPEDS transfer-out rate and ≥500 undergraduates.
Score weights
55%
25%
20%
Transferred Out Rate 55%
Full Time Retention Rate 25%
Log Scale 20%